[UEFA CUP] In Wednesday's UEFA Cup fourth round of games in groups A to D, Galatasaray of Turkey, Ukrainian club Metalist Kharkov, Dutch side Twente Enschede, Udinese of Serie A and American Oguchi Onyewu's Belgian team Standard Liege all joined Manchester City in the knockout round of 32 with a game to spare. Groups E to H play Thursday.

In Group A, a Manchester City team featuring several second-choice players went through the motions in a drab 0-0 tie with last-place Paris St. Germain. "We didn't create a great deal," conceded Manchester City manager Mark Hughes. "PSG made it difficult and got a lot of men behind the ball. We weren't able to create anything to unlock the door."

In the group's other game, Dutch side Twente Enschede edged Germany's Schalke 2-1, taking the lead on a goal that Schalke coach Fred Rutten called "clearly offside." He added that his team played "with passion and industry, but we lacked luck. Here you see the ball come back off the post, there you see a clear mistake by the referee." Having played all its four games, third-place Schalke must now rely on Racing Santander and PSG failing to win their last games to progress.

In Group B, Hertha Berlin fell, 1-0, to visiting Galatasaray in front of a lively crowd of over 62,000 (including around 40,000 Galatasaray fans) on a penalty kick from Czech striker Milan Baros. "Up until the goal we dictated the pace and the play," said Galatasaray coach Michael Skibbe. "After it, we were too passive." Hertha's Lucien Favre admitted to his team's "weakness in winning the ball and many technical deficits." In the group's other game, Metalist advanced thanks to a late goal from Brazilian Edmar against Olympiakos. In the group's final round of games, the Greek side will play host to Hertha to decide who takes third spot.

In Group C, Onyewu was among the goals as Standard Liege kept up its perfect record -- three games, nine points, scored five and conceded none -- with an emphatic 3-0 win over Sampdoria. Sevilla is also looking good to progress after beating Partizan by the same scoreline, including two goals from Luis Fabiano, and needs only a point in its final game at Sampdoria.

In Group D, Udinese made sure of qualification by beating Dinamo Zagreb, 2-1, but the other two places are still up for grabs after NEC Nijmegen scored twice in the last six minutes in its 2-1 win at Spartak Moscow. Zagreb is out, but both NEC and Tottenham Hotspur, who did not play Wednesday, can progress with a point in their final games in two weeks.